"Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father abiding in me does His works." (John 14:10 NASB) Jesus reveals a great secret concerning ministry in this verse. He...

"...Against such things there is no law." (Gal. 5:23 NASB) Paul had just listed the nine fruit that are to be developing in the spirits of all believers. Then He says that against these fruit there are no laws. What does that mean? Have you ever noticed the speed...

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control...." (Gal 5:22 NASB) Jesus is the trunk of our tree and we are the branches. The fruit of a tree grows on the branches, not on the trunk. The nine...

"But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law." (Gal. 5:18 NASB) The leading of the Spirit is here contrasted to being under the law. Law is any system of rewards and punishments we adhere to. (If you do this, then you'll get that.) That's what law...

"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please." (Gal. 5:17 NASB) Do you ever feel like you are in the middle of a big tug of war...

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." (Gal. 5:16) As you walk and live in the Spirit, you will stay responsive to and controlled by the Spirit. The result of this adventuresome walk is that you will, without a doubt,...

"Namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation." (2 Cor. 5:19 NASB) This verse is life changing if we believe it is intended for us. God is not...

"For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified." (Heb. 10:14 NASB) Jesus presented Himself to God and offered His blood as a one-time sacrifice for all people. God accepted that offering and declared us to be restored to His good...

"For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us." (Heb. 9:24 NASB) When Jesus finished all His work on Earth to save us from our sins, He went into the throne...

"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." (Rom. 1:21) This verse shows a sad connection. People who become godless in their thinking have...

"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Eph. 5:20) This instruction, to give thanks always, comes on the heels of Paul's exhortation to be filled with the Holy Spirit. One of the signs of being filled is...

"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." (1 Thess. 5:18) We are instructed to give thanks to God "in" everything, not "for" everything. Not all things that happen to us are the will of God. Sickness, disease, fear,...